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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     235,317</td>
<td class="r data">      62,129</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
<td class="r data">      98,862</td>
<td class="r data">      33,823</td>
<td class="r data">    34.2</td>
<td class="r data">     136,455</td>
<td class="r data">      28,306</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     269,532</td>
<td class="r data">      69,814</td>
<td class="r data">    25.9</td>
<td class="r data">     116,424</td>
<td class="r data">      39,155</td>
<td class="r data">    33.6</td>
<td class="r data">     153,108</td>
<td class="r data">      30,659</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     278,201</td>
<td class="r data">      65,968</td>
<td class="r data">    23.7</td>
<td class="r data">     123,234</td>
<td class="r data">      37,972</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">     154,967</td>
<td class="r data">      27,996</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     267,078</td>
<td class="r data">      58,448</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">     119,225</td>
<td class="r data">      34,282</td>
<td class="r data">    28.8</td>
<td class="r data">     147,853</td>
<td class="r data">      24,166</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     251,815</td>
<td class="r data">      53,074</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">     114,247</td>
<td class="r data">      31,689</td>
<td class="r data">    27.7</td>
<td class="r data">     137,568</td>
<td class="r data">      21,385</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     228,801</td>
<td class="r data">      46,998</td>
<td class="r data">    20.5</td>
<td class="r data">     106,878</td>
<td class="r data">      28,215</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
<td class="r data">     121,923</td>
<td class="r data">      18,783</td>
<td class="r data">    15.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     210,382</td>
<td class="r data">      42,393</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
<td class="r data">     104,305</td>
<td class="r data">      26,438</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
<td class="r data">     106,077</td>
<td class="r data">      15,955</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     190,422</td>
<td class="r data">      38,421</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
<td class="r data">      96,517</td>
<td class="r data">      24,318</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
<td class="r data">      93,905</td>
<td class="r data">      14,103</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     176,113</td>
<td class="r data">      35,930</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">      90,621</td>
<td class="r data">      22,767</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
<td class="r data">      85,492</td>
<td class="r data">      13,163</td>
<td class="r data">    15.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     157,057</td>
<td class="r data">      32,954</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">      81,503</td>
<td class="r data">      20,959</td>
<td class="r data">    25.7</td>
<td class="r data">      75,554</td>
<td class="r data">      11,995</td>
<td class="r data">    15.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     230,326</td>
<td class="r data">      58,729</td>
<td class="r data">    25.5</td>
<td class="r data">      94,671</td>
<td class="r data">      30,602</td>
<td class="r data">    32.3</td>
<td class="r data">     135,655</td>
<td class="r data">      28,127</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     264,502</td>
<td class="r data">      66,309</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
<td class="r data">     112,318</td>
<td class="r data">      35,863</td>
<td class="r data">    31.9</td>
<td class="r data">     152,184</td>
<td class="r data">      30,446</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     273,079</td>
<td class="r data">      62,326</td>
<td class="r data">    22.8</td>
<td class="r data">     119,057</td>
<td class="r data">      34,507</td>
<td class="r data">    29.0</td>
<td class="r data">     154,022</td>
<td class="r data">      27,819</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     261,872</td>
<td class="r data">      54,725</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
<td class="r data">     114,851</td>
<td class="r data">      30,713</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
<td class="r data">     147,021</td>
<td class="r data">      24,012</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     246,115</td>
<td class="r data">      48,809</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
<td class="r data">     109,353</td>
<td class="r data">      27,596</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
<td class="r data">     136,762</td>
<td class="r data">      21,213</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     223,539</td>
<td class="r data">      43,036</td>
<td class="r data">    19.3</td>
<td class="r data">     102,363</td>
<td class="r data">      24,393</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
<td class="r data">     121,176</td>
<td class="r data">      18,643</td>
<td class="r data">    15.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     205,151</td>
<td class="r data">      38,476</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">      99,794</td>
<td class="r data">      22,668</td>
<td class="r data">    22.7</td>
<td class="r data">     105,357</td>
<td class="r data">      15,808</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     185,249</td>
<td class="r data">      34,355</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">      91,955</td>
<td class="r data">      20,370</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
<td class="r data">      93,294</td>
<td class="r data">      13,985</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     171,799</td>
<td class="r data">      32,573</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
<td class="r data">      86,860</td>
<td class="r data">      19,530</td>
<td class="r data">    22.5</td>
<td class="r data">      84,939</td>
<td class="r data">      13,043</td>
<td class="r data">    15.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     152,857</td>
<td class="r data">      29,709</td>
<td class="r data">    19.4</td>
<td class="r data">      77,811</td>
<td class="r data">      17,822</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
<td class="r data">      75,046</td>
<td class="r data">      11,887</td>
<td class="r data">    15.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,429</td>
<td class="r data">       1,954</td>
<td class="r data">    80.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,084</td>
<td class="r data">       1,867</td>
<td class="r data">    89.6</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       2,417</td>
<td class="r data">       1,935</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,044</td>
<td class="r data">       1,831</td>
<td class="r data">    89.6</td>
<td class="r data">         373</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">    27.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       2,532</td>
<td class="r data">       2,029</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,155</td>
<td class="r data">       1,941</td>
<td class="r data">    90.1</td>
<td class="r data">         377</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       2,559</td>
<td class="r data">       2,016</td>
<td class="r data">    78.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,187</td>
<td class="r data">       1,948</td>
<td class="r data">    89.1</td>
<td class="r data">         372</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">    18.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       2,593</td>
<td class="r data">       2,067</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,239</td>
<td class="r data">       1,973</td>
<td class="r data">    88.1</td>
<td class="r data">         354</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">    26.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,479</td>
<td class="r data">       1,941</td>
<td class="r data">    78.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,116</td>
<td class="r data">       1,870</td>
<td class="r data">    88.4</td>
<td class="r data">         363</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,376</td>
<td class="r data">       1,848</td>
<td class="r data">    77.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,023</td>
<td class="r data">       1,775</td>
<td class="r data">    87.7</td>
<td class="r data">         353</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,118</td>
<td class="r data">       1,706</td>
<td class="r data">    80.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,842</td>
<td class="r data">       1,647</td>
<td class="r data">    89.4</td>
<td class="r data">         276</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,801</td>
<td class="r data">       1,443</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,560</td>
<td class="r data">       1,397</td>
<td class="r data">    89.6</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,615</td>
<td class="r data">       1,307</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,397</td>
<td class="r data">       1,256</td>
<td class="r data">    89.9</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">    23.4</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,562</td>
<td class="r data">       1,446</td>
<td class="r data">    56.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,107</td>
<td class="r data">       1,354</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">         455</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       2,613</td>
<td class="r data">       1,570</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,062</td>
<td class="r data">       1,461</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">         551</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       2,590</td>
<td class="r data">       1,613</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,022</td>
<td class="r data">       1,524</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">         568</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">    15.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       2,647</td>
<td class="r data">       1,707</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,187</td>
<td class="r data">       1,621</td>
<td class="r data">    74.1</td>
<td class="r data">         460</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,107</td>
<td class="r data">       2,198</td>
<td class="r data">    70.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,655</td>
<td class="r data">       2,120</td>
<td class="r data">    79.8</td>
<td class="r data">         452</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">    17.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,783</td>
<td class="r data">       2,021</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,399</td>
<td class="r data">       1,952</td>
<td class="r data">    81.4</td>
<td class="r data">         384</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,855</td>
<td class="r data">       2,069</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,488</td>
<td class="r data">       1,995</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
<td class="r data">         367</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,055</td>
<td class="r data">       2,360</td>
<td class="r data">    77.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,720</td>
<td class="r data">       2,301</td>
<td class="r data">    84.6</td>
<td class="r data">         335</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,513</td>
<td class="r data">       1,914</td>
<td class="r data">    76.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,201</td>
<td class="r data">       1,840</td>
<td class="r data">    83.6</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    23.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,585</td>
<td class="r data">       1,938</td>
<td class="r data">    75.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,295</td>
<td class="r data">       1,881</td>
<td class="r data">    82.0</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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